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John J. Wildberg (September 4, 1902 – February 8, 1959) was an American copyright attorney, who later became atheatre producer.
He was bornJacques Wildberg inNew York, NY, the eldest son of Jacob and Joan Wildberg.
Wildberg's most successful show;Anna Lucasta was produced in 1944. Together withCheryl Crawford, he co-produced the first revival ofPorgy and Bess (1942) andOne Touch of Venus (1943).
Wildberg's fourth marriage (her third), to novelistUrsula Parrott in 1934, ended in June 1938 on the grounds of his intolerable cruelty.[1]
In 1950 his fifth wife took an overdose of sedatives and died in bed next to him. Wildberg had various business ventures in London, England, and eventually moved there in 1951. He died there on February 8, 1959, and was cremated inGolders Green Crematorium.